CRICH PARISH

Horace James Minkley (1883–1969)

Corporal

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Royal Engineers

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Photo Courtesy Alice Minkley

Horace in later life

NotesBorn in 1883 at Swinderby Horace was living with his grandparents Thomas and Jane Minkley in 1891. He moved to Derbyshire and married Lily Nash in 1908. They lived in Fritchley and Horace worked on the railway.